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InfoBase - American History Online

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American History Online is fully revamped and now contains the complete content of the American Women's History Online and U.S. Government Online databases, substantially expanding its coverage in these key areas of American history. The new home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from the videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to the lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research. By providing the most comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs—American History Online offers a virtual library of American history for educators, students, and researchers of all ages. A powerful new feature is full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases.

InfoBase - Ancient and Medieval History Online

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Ancient and Medieval History Online provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the 1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions, including the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome; ancient and medieval Africa, Asia, and the Americas; and medieval Europe and the Islamic World. Each civilization's history is brought to life through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, primary sources, maps and graphs, timelines, suggested readings, and suggested search terms. All the Infobase history databases in a collection are fully cross-searchable.

InfoBase - Bloom's Literature

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Bloom's Literature, formerly Bloom's Literary Reference Online, has been updated with a new design, new features, and enhanced video offerings. This accessible database features content from Facts On File's extensive literature collection; hundreds of Harold Bloom's essays examining the lives and works of great writers; thousands of critical articles published by noted scholars under the Bloom's Literary Criticism imprint; extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, genres, and authors; and almost 2,200 video clips. The redesigned home page now offers spotlights of a featured author, work, and video; direct browsing of Bloom's Literary Canon; a link to search by education standards; and more. Enhanced browse and search features include in-text links and numerous options for further research, including the ability to browse characters, authors, and works. Entries can also be browsed by date, author type, literary genre, and nationality, and users can now refine their searches using multiple criteria at once. A new Performance Video gateway page provides easy access to all full-length videos of classic productions.

InfoBase - Chelsea House Biographies

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Chelsea House Biographies Online is the new one-stop online resource for all the biography needs of middle and high school students, or anyone interested in discovering the lives of these fascinating people. Featuring full-length biographies from Chelsea House, the leading publisher of biographies for the school and library market, Chelsea House Biographies Online presents the most important, influential, and interesting personalities in the United States and the world. The award-winning content includes both contemporary and historical subjects, from world leaders and famed explorers to popular celebrities and key figures from various cultural backgrounds. Each curriculum-related or high-interest biography is the ideal length for book reports—with text equivalent to 100+ pages—perfect for students to fully discover their subject.

InfoBase - Energy and the Environment

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Energy and the Environment Online provides a comprehensive examination of the history, technology, science, environmental, and social implications that are associated with the production of energy. Containing interviews with prominent people in the field, this online resource features Learning Units that run the gamut of energy sources, from biofuels to nuclear energy to the fossil fuels.

InfoBase - Essential Chemistry

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With original videos and clear narrative, the accessible Essential Chemistry Online expands the coverage of fundamental aspects of chemistry through concrete, real-life examples that fully illustrate the practical importance of the featured topics. Learning Units in this eLearning Module cover everything from atoms and molecules to chemical reactions to the states of matter, and more. Compelling and informative, this online resource is perfect for students studying this important subject.

InfoBase - Films on Demand

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Streaming Video On Demand for the College Curriculum, Easy Access 24/7 Save yourself time—and your institution money—with the Films On Demand streaming video subscription collections. With unlimited access to thousands of videos and video clips, these complete, multi-subject video solutions are an exceptional value and offer convenient one-stop shopping for librarians, faculty, and educators. Each full-length video has been segmented into predefined clips, making it easy to find specific pieces of content quickly. Superior Video Quality All videos provide a wide range of bit rates (200k–1.5mb) to ensure high quality viewing in variable bandwidth environments. Even at full-screen, the video quality is outstanding. New Content Added Regularly Your subscription is kept fresh and continues growing, with approximately 1,000 new titles added each year, making Films On Demand an incredible value for any institution. The World's Best Producers Outstanding content from Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ABC News, NBC News, PBS, BBC, National Geographic, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Bill Moyers, Shopware, The Open University, A&E, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Fred Friendly Seminars, Cambridge Educational, and many more. Programs from more than 700 producers are included in these comprehensive subscriptions—more than you'll find anywhere else.

InfoBase - Genes and Diseases

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Complete with appealing videos and informative text, Genes and Disease Online describes what scientists know and what they hope to learn in the near future about the mysteries of genetic disease. Clearly presented and informative, this online resource provides high school science students with relevant, up-to-date information about several diseases that have a genetic link, such as hemophilia, Tay-Sachs, and Parkinson's.

InfoBase - Genetics and Evolution

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In labs, clinics, and companies around the world, an amazing revolution in our understanding of life has taken place. This revolution makes the news nearly every day and has dramatically changed the way medicine is practiced, but the headlines often seem mysterious and scary. Today, discoveries are made at such a dizzying pace that even scientists—let alone the public—can barely keep up.

InfoBase - Global Exploration

Database

Global Exploration Online details the wonders, anxieties, and achievements of explorers since the beginning of time. With engaging text and videos, vivid photographs and illustrations, and detailed maps, this eLearning Module features firsthand accounts of traveling through uncharted territory. Learning Units are divided into commonly studied periods of exploration, from ancient times to the discovery of the Americas to the exploration of space.

InfoBase - Great Empires of the Past

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The Great Empires of the Past set narrates the stories of the most important empires in world history and looks at their impact on the present day. Each full-color volume focuses on a specific empire or civilization, exploring its rise and fall, spheres of influence, key events, and significant personalities. Divided into two parts, the first section narrates the history of the empire from its roots to its final demise. The second part explores the culture, society, and daily life of the citizens at the height of the empire.

InfoBase - Green Technology

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Featuring lively text and images, Green Technology Online provides an in-depth look at the Earth's increasing environmental problems and the new and current methods for repairing and restoring the environment. From cleaning up the environment to renewable energy sources, green technologies focus on cleaning up the damage already inflicted on the planet, changing how we use natural resources, and developing new tools to conserve remaining resources. Learning Units contained in this eLearning Module cover pollution, waste treatment, cleaning up the environment, and more. Learning Units in Green Technology Online include:

InfoBase - Health Reference Center

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The critically acclaimed Health Reference Center boasts a visually appealing interface that is clearly organized and easy to navigate. This user-friendly database includes more than 550 educational videos on a wide range of health topics, more than 1,100 searchable and browsable color illustrations, and a "Health in the News" section with regularly updated health news articles. This invaluable resource provides reliable information on today's most pressing health topics and key social concerns. Strong browse and search capabilities—including tabbed search results, suggested searches, and persistent record links—help users navigate the extensive range of accessible material.

InfoBase - InfoBase - Biomes of the Earth

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With informative videos and engaging text, Biomes of the Earth Online provides students with a broad understanding of Earth's biodiversity, the factors that influence it, and the future dangers that face the planet and our species. Each Learning Unit presents current information about a particular biome's function, resources, and diversity—from wetlands to the tundra, from deserts to grasslands.

InfoBase - Issues and Controversies

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Featuring a dynamic new design and a wealth of new features, Issues & Controversies helps researchers understand today's crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. New Issue Pages feature current coverage with the latest news headlines; new, original videos and educator support materials enhance select issues; and interactive polls allow students to vote on every issue. Updated weekly, with an extensive backfile, Issues & Controversies offers in-depth articles—each presenting both sides of an issue clearly, coherently, and without bias—made to inspire thought-provoking debates. Its straightforward presentation of the key facts, arguments, history, and current context of today's most important and timely issues makes the database an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments. The articles are written by our own expert writers and editors, and each article includes a full range of supporting materials.

InfoBase - Learn360

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Learn360 is an interactive media-on-demand service for the K-12 education market, providing teachers and students the power to meet and exceed 21st century educational expectations across all curriculums. Through streaming video, audio and accompanying support materials, Learn360 supports web-based learning by providing an online collaborative environment where users can share information and ideas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Content is correlated to State, Common Core and Provincial standards, as well as 21st century learning initiatives, and can be further adapted to meet the demands of local school districts and individual teacher curricula. A search engine feature allows teachers to search over 10,700 digital video titles, and 35,700 video clips as well as a comprehensive set of speeches, images, songs, research articles and activities from over 60 top educational publishers such as A&E, History, Bio, Encyclopaedia Britannica, National Geographic, Sunburst Visual Media and many more. Teachers can search by subject area, grade level, media format, standards and various other criteria. Learn360 currently serves more than 8 million students in 25,000 schools across the United States and Canada in both rural and urban areas. Backed by a superior Customer Support team and extensive online help center, customers are always ensured exceptional training and ongoing technical support. Continual functionality upgrades and capacity improvements enable Learn360 to be implemented quickly and seamlessly, regardless of the district size or location.

InfoBase - Modern World History Online

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Modern World History Online offers a comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history. Focused Topic Centers pull forward interesting entries, search terms, documents, and maps handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research, as well as videos and slideshow overviews to offer a visual introduction to key eras and regions. All the Infobase history databases in a collection are fully cross-searchable.

InfoBase - Physics in Action

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Featuring original videos and engaging narrative, Physics in Action Online explores the absorbing science of matter and energy, from the smallest particles that make up matter to the immense forces that move the continents. The fascinating Learning Units combine a fundamental physics concept with accessible real-life examples to assist students in gaining a clear understanding of the science lesson.

InfoBase - Science Online

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The award-winning Science Online offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines in a variety of useful formats. The accessible content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by Common Core, state, national, national STEM, and Next Generation Science Standards. Users can follow an extensive network of hyperlinks and suggested searches to related topics, and tabbed search results help users easily find their desired results quickly and easily.

InfoBase - The Human Body and How it Works

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Through engaging text and original videos and images, The Human Body: How It Works Online investigates the systems and processes that have a role in keeping the human body working, from organ systems to cells. Perfect for those studying human anatomy and the body's processes, this eLearning Module gives readers the information they need to understand how their bodies work. Learning Units in this eLearning Module cover everything from the circulatory and respiratory systems to the senses and human development.

InfoBase - The Plant World

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The Plant World Online explores the most interesting aspects of plant biology, with a focus on the interrelationships between plants and humans, through engaging text, videos, and images. Covering everything from forestry to photosynthesis, the Learning Units provide a detailed look at the natural processes that create, build, and sustain life. This eLearning Module is an essential resource for students interested in plant biology and the way human life plays a role in nature's everyday processes.

InfoBase - Today's Science

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Boasting a fresh redesign and powerful new features, Today's Science bridges the gap between the science taught in the classroom and real-world discoveries. Today's Science gives in-depth explanations of important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Featured articles now offer easier access to related content such as crossword puzzles, cartoons, and questions; additional articles that help place news and discoveries in context; and interviews with scientists that bring the research to life. An extensive backfile dating back to 1992 illustrates how one scientific advance leads to another; the stories focus on the questions scientists ask themselves, and in doing so, reinforce science educators' traditional emphasis on the scientific method.

InfoBase - World Geography and Culture

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World Geography and Culture Online enhances the study of countries, places, peoples, and geography concepts and skills. This comprehensive reference site makes it easy to study all aspects of a country, with facts at a glance and in-depth coverage through country entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, and more. In addition, comprehensive entries about the U.S. states are also available. Ideal for history and geography classrooms and projects as well as for general country and U.S. state research, this online resource features an easy-to-navigate interface, search and browse tools, and tabbed search results.

InfoBase - World News Digest

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Presenting more than seven decades of authoritative news summaries and background articles, the completely redesigned World News Digest now delivers this unique archive in a dynamic, new, topic-based presentation. Researchers will love the instant access by topic to the most current news alongside the indispensable context and perspective offered by our issue overviews and specially selected archival news articles. Search for specific information from 1940 through the latest news headlines. Get the complete overview on topics from abortion to World War II. Explore top news stories by subject, country, or year, or find out about important anniversaries—the unparalleled breadth and depth of the World News Digest archive now supports homework and general research even better and more efficiently. A new Facts and Statistics section provides a more streamlined, current research experience.

InfoBase - World Religions Online

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Ideal for research and study in the library and classroom, this user-friendly online resource features an easy-to-navigate interface, allowing users to browse core articles by religion. Topic Centers focus on the world's major religions and traditional spiritual practices, quickly guiding users to important topics, spiritual leaders, information on sacred texts, and holy days and festivals. These landing pages also feature a timeline and a fact file, as well as a video gallery, an image gallery, and a calendar of holidays and observances.

InfoBase - Writer's Reference Center

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The redesigned Writer's Reference Center, featuring a cleaner look and easier-to-use interface, provides users with a convenient one-stop location for all of the tools necessary to write and research effectively. From the mechanics of writing and grammar to style and research, this indispensable online resource thoroughly covers the fundamentals of quality writing, provides a wealth of vocabulary-building dictionaries, and presents a step-by-step guide to writing a good essay. An in-depth grammar section defines grammatical terms and gives examples of use, while another section explores writing style. Writing resources teach users how best to revise their work, and the intuitive new design allow users to find relevant information quickly through customizable searches and browsing.

Infobase eBooks

E-Books

Infobase eBooks are Web-based versions of Infobase Publishing's outstanding print reference books. As one of America's leading providers of educational materials to the school and library market, Infobase offers students, librarians, and educators authoritative, reliable resources supporting the curriculum across a wide range of subject areas. There are thousands of current and backlist Infobase titles available and almost all of our new publications will be available in both print and eBook formats—meaning we will be introducing hundreds of new eBooks on a regular basis. Infobase eBooks are a great choice for any library as they offer: